severing of connections or relations
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
penetration; absolutely clear; not dirty; clearness
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to shake one's head (in denial)
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
sword; blade; single stroke
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to fly around; to scatter
to open (one's eyes) wide
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
document; official papers
to drop; to let fall; to omit
not caring; not giving a damn
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
staff with plaited paper streamers
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)